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The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.
The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.
Halden Prison focuses on rehabilitation, not punishment — and its 250 inmates have individual cells, access to activities like yoga and woodworking, and sweeping views of the nearby forest through their bar-less windows.
Halden Prison focuses on rehabilitation, not punishment — and its 250 inmates have individual cells, access to activities like yoga and woodworking, and sweeping views of the nearby forest through their bar-less windows.
Built by attorney Phillip Weidner, the Dr. Seuss House is 185 feet tall and has stunning views of the surrounding landscape — but it's still unfinished after more than 20 years.
Built by attorney Phillip Weidner, the Dr. Seuss House is 185 feet tall and has stunning views of the surrounding landscape — but it's still unfinished after more than 20 years.
Experts are still studying the gold coins to determine how old they are, but they seemingly date back at least 600 years to the Vijayanagara era.
Experts are still studying the gold coins to determine how old they are, but they seemingly date back at least 600 years to the Vijayanagara era.
The decades-long debate on who's depicted in Gustave Courbet's 1866 painting The Origin of the World has seemingly come to an end.
The decades-long debate on who's depicted in Gustave Courbet's 1866 painting The Origin of the World has seemingly come to an end.
In a pitch-black cave along the border of Greek and Albania, researchers discovered a 1,140-square-foot spider web that houses two spider species — an unprecedented example of cohabitation.
In a pitch-black cave along the border of Greek and Albania, researchers discovered a 1,140-square-foot spider web that houses two spider species — an unprecedented example of cohabitation.
Leap Castle in Ireland is said to be the world's most haunted, but all of these fortresses are purportedly home to ghosts ranging from malevolent Druid spirits to the young woman who inspired The Ring.
Leap Castle in Ireland is said to be the world's most haunted, but all of these fortresses are purportedly home to ghosts ranging from malevolent Druid spirits to the young woman who inspired The Ring.
In the 1760s, a wolf-like monster known as the Beast of Gévaudan reportedly killed hundreds of people in gruesome fashion — and to this day, no one knows exactly what it was.
In the 1760s, a wolf-like monster known as the Beast of Gévaudan reportedly killed hundreds of people in gruesome fashion — and to this day, no one knows exactly what it was.
Some of history's youngest serial killers include Mary Bell, who first murdered when she was 10 years old, and Graham Young, the boy who started poisoning his victims when he was just 14.
Some of history's youngest serial killers include Mary Bell, who first murdered when she was 10 years old, and Graham Young, the boy who started poisoning his victims when he was just 14.
Many of the bones were discarded in canals or moats, suggesting they were seen as disposable and not revered as human remains.
Many of the bones were discarded in canals or moats, suggesting they were seen as disposable and not revered as human remains.
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